Increasing efficacy and reducing side effects in treatment of chronic anal fissures: A study of topical diazepam therapy.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify any changes that occur in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections.Patients were enrolled ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SW,Sim HE,Park JY,Kim JS,Chang IB,Park YS,Hwang JH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the possible association between migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-173G/C gene polymorphisms and transcript and plasma levels of MIF in spinal tuberculosis (TB) patients. Clinical data were collected from 254 spinal TB patients and 262 healthy controls participating in the study....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Sheng B,Li X,Sun J,Shi L,Wei W,Wang G,Cao X

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary rectal ulcer (SRUS) may mislead the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or rectal polyps, which may reduce the actual prevalence of it. Various treatments for SRUS have been described that can be referred to therapeutic strategies such as biofeedback, enema of corticosteroid, topical therapy, and recta...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Forootan M,Darvishi M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004251.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:PNETs (primitive neuroectodermal tumors) are a family of highly malignant neoplasms characterized by small round cells of neuroepithelial origin. They usually involve bone and soft tissues, and have a higher incidence in childhood. PATIENT CONCERNS:In this case report, we describe the obstetric and oncologic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： De Nola R,Di Naro E,Schonauer LM,Lucarelli G,Battaglia M,Fiore MG,Mastrolia SA,Loverro G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Purpuric drug eruption (PDE) is an uncommon, clinically distinct side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. PATIENT CONCERNS:Unlike acneiform eruption, which arises from hair follicles mainly in the head and neck area, PDE starts from xerosis cutis, primarily in the lower extremiti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang SY,Wu CS,Liu YS,Wei KC

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis mainly summarized the studies reporting an association between statin use and cancer-specific mortality and recurrence or progression of cancer patients.We systematically searched for studies about the statin used in cancer patients in electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Li C,Shen Y,Zhou H,Shao Y,Zhu W,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the impact of visceral obesity on laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) and decide the best index to reflect completion of mesorectum and perioperative outcomes.Patients with rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic TME were enrolled. The data including body mass index (BMI), visceral fat area (VFA)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen B,Zhang Y,Zhao S,Yang T,Wu Q,Jin C,He Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) often suffer from progressive disease despite previous therapy. It has been a great challenge for those patients. In 2012, regorafenib was approved for mCRC. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to collect and present existing data to explorethe clinical use of re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue WS,Men SY,Liu W,Liu RH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial remodeling plays a significant role during the progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Left atrial wall thickness (LAT) is a subjective and easily acquirable indicator referring to structural remodeling. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between LAT and atrial remodeling substrate, and to expl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zuo K,Li K,Liu M,Li J,Liu X,Liu X,Zhong J,Yang X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to explore the principles of clinical classification and individualized treatment of basicranial artery injuries based on its anatomical correlation.The data of 172 patients with various types of basicranial artery injuries were retrospectively analyzed. Among these patients, 128 patients were male and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Li SG,Xiang X,Lv Y,Chu LZ,Peng H,Wang F,Cao H,Liu J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early risk stratification is crucial for appropriate management using invasive strategies in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and electrocardiography (ECG) has been widely used for risk stratification. However, ECG findings in NSTEMI vary, and there is a need to define the clinical characteristics and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin ES,Park CB,Kim DH,Hwang HJ,Cho JM,Sohn IS,Kim CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and lacunar infarcts are common manifestations of cerebral small vessel disease. However, the association between the location of CMBs and lacunar infarcts is unclear. Our study aimed to clarify the relationship between the location of CMBs and lacunar infarcts.This study retrospectively an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Z,Zhai Y,Zhao X,Wang W,Wu W,Wang Z,Liu R,Wang X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are limited population-based studies on the progress of oseltamivir therapy for influenza infection.Using insurance claims data of 2005, 2009, and 2010, the authors established an "in-time" cohort and a "lag-time" cohort representing influenza patients taking the medicine within and not within 1 week to examine ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang CB,Chiu ML,Lin PC,Liang WM,Chen CY,Chang YJ,Wu TN,Wang JH,Sung FC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current state-of-the-art nuclear medicine imaging methods (such as PET/CT or bone scintigraphy) may have insufficient sensitivity for predicting bone tumor, and substantial exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with the risk of secondary cancer development. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) is radiation free and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu LP,Cui LB,Zhang XX,Cao J,Chang N,Tang X,Qi S,Zhang XL,Yin H,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the risk factors of nosocomial pneumonia (NP) in elderly patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI).In this study, 324 aged 70 years and over patients with ACI who were admitted to the inpatient department of TianJin First Hospital (China) from January 2012 to February 2018 were retrospectively analy...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： NanZhu Y,Xin L,Xianghua Y,Jun C,Min L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002306.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2016-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual number of cases of culture-proven extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at our hospital increased from 47 cases in 1983 to 113 cases in 1988. At least 43% (199) of 464 consecutive patients with extrapulmonary TB during this 6-year period were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); since HIV serolo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shafer RW,Kim DS,Weiss JP,Quale JM

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk calculator of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) has been shown to be useful in predicting postoperative complications. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the ACS-NSQIP calculator in geriatric patients undergoing lumbar surgery.A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Hu Y,Zhao B,Su Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous series presented the timing between embolization and surgery in a wide range on the basis of their experience rather than supportive data. And comparative studies were limited to small samples. In addition, there is no study publishing the timing by considering both safety and efficacy of embolization. The ai...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang B,Ji T,Guo W,Tang X,Jin L,Dong S,Xie L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) calcification on cognitive impairment is uncertain. Our objective was to investigate whether intracranial ICA calcification is a significant cognitive predictor for cognitive impairment. Global cognition and degrees of intracranial ICA calcification of 579 subje...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kao HW,Liou M,Chung HW,Liu HS,Tsai PH,Chiang SW,Chou MC,Peng GS,Huang GS,Hsu HH,Chen CY

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Some patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) present with hypoxemia and life-threatening complications, including stroke and cerebral abscess. Catheter embolization is currently the preferred treatment for PAVM. However, previous studies have revealed that the incidence of PAVM recanalizatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takao S,Masuda T,Yamada T,Yamaguchi K,Sakamoto S,Matsushima H,Horimasu Y,Nakashima T,Miyamoto S,Iwamoto H,Fujitaka K,Hamada H,Hattori N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Vestibular disorders can manifest several patterns of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) impairment, which can be detected by caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT). Several studies have examined the patterns of caloric-vHIT response in Ménière disease (MD). The purpose of this study was to inve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou R,Leng Y,Liu B

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival analysis methods have gained widespread use in the filed of oncology. For achievement of reliable results, the methodological process and report quality is crucial. This review provides the first examination of methodological characteristics and reporting quality of survival analysis in articles published in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu X,Zhou X,Zhang Y,Sun X,Liu H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE) and Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) might be a pedigree disease. Herein, we report a rare case that fits the diagnoses of both MFS and BBE. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 48-year-old woman was hospitalized due to blurred vision and unsteady gait lasting for 9 days, and numbness of t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jing C,Wang Z,Chu C,Dong M,Lin W

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been observed in younger adults. Insulin resistance [IR], decreased first-, second-phase insulin secretion, and glucose effectiveness (GE) (IR, first phase insulin secretion [FPIS], second phase insulin secretion [SPIS], and GE), denoted as diabetes fact...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kuo TY,Wu CZ,Lu CH,Lin JD,Liang YJ,Hsieh CH,Pei D,Chen YL

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataxia-telangiectasia is a syndrome with many facets, involving a progressive cerebellar ataxia, immunodeficiency, cancer susceptibility, radiosensitivity, defects in DNA repair/processing, chromosomal breakage and rearrangements, elevated serum alphafetoprotein, and premature aging. Ataxia-telangiectasia is an autoso...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gatti RA,Boder E,Vinters HV,Sparkes RS,Norman A,Lange K

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Subcutaneous implantable electrocardiographs are highly effective in detecting covert atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke. However, these invasive devices are not indicated for all cryptogenic stroke patients, and noninvasive improvements over conventional Holter-type ambulatory electrocardiography...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Akiyama H,Nukui S,Araga T,Hoshino M,Tanaka K,Kashima S,Sasaki R,Uchino K,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is increasingly reported to be associated with the prognosis of patients with cancers. And the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) remains inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to obtain a more reliable ass...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin X,Xiao Y,Li F,Qi S,Yin Z,Gao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The management of congenital scoliosis concentrates on early diagnosis and proper surgical treatment before the development of severe deformities. Decision making regarding the appropriate fusion levels, proper surgical treatment, and reduction amount of kyphoscoliosis is very important but difficult in the t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang DG,Yang JH,Suk SI,Suh SW,Kim JH,Lee SJ,Na KH,Lee JH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00